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  1. MESSIS
    The mizzen mast in the picture above looks like its not sitting vertical on the ship. It looks like it has an inclination towards the ship's stern.... but it doesnt! I saw my upload myself and went at once to have a look on my build... no the mast stands 100% verticaly 90°... ufff everything is fine... its just a visual illusion made through the angle by which I took the picture!
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    So main galand and top galand in position
  3. MESSIS
    well thought.... great idea! Christos
  4. MESSIS
    Just noticed a forgoten operation.... the holding wood of the lower schrouds on the mizzen mast has no rigging.... as it should.
  5. MESSIS
    Main sail and life boats in place....
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    It seems am really sailing her... its a great feeling! Today I started playing with the though the build is comming to its end. 18 months is a long time.... I never believed I was going to see her finished. And thats because most of the builds in our blog start and remain unfinished. It has been a great experience and fan... I enjoyed every moment.... I still do. The sails will finished this month or latest beginning of Oct.
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    @Louie da fly Thank you Steven thats very nice of you to say so.
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    @Dutchman Thankyou my friend. The GAC 400 its working fine. It seems am going to finish Hermione in this month. Its been now about 18 months that am working on her. I started this build in March 2017. I never put it down all this time... I only reduced my working time during the presidential elections campaign from September to February, a few weeks when we had guests at our house and a few other weeks as we have been in vacations. I ll try to figure out how many working hours I had. I guess about 15 to 20 hours a week, when I worked more intense.
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    @Richmond Thank you Sir, am happy you liked the colors because it has been a long way until I came up with these colours and paint work. To that I have to thank a gentleman from Artesania Latina, Mr Juan Suarez, who has send me all the required details concernig the original colours of Hermione.
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    @Frankie Thank you Frankie... but the sails look like the way you teached me to. You have been a great help. Its a great technik,which now I shall keep on using in all my future models.
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    Fore topsail in position. Fore and main topgalant prepairing with "wind blow liquiid".
  12. MESSIS
    Nº1 Pantone 7401 - Vallejo Model Color 70837 Nº2 Pantone Pro Black - VMC 70950 Nº3 Pantone 7509 - VMC 70927 Nº4 Pantone 7406 - VMC 70953 Nº5 Pantone 120 - VMC 70949 Nº6 Pantone 2728 - VMC 70930 Nº7 Pantone 180 - VMC 70908 Nº8 White - VMC 70951 Nª9 Pantone 428 - VMC 70989 Nº11 Pantone 556 - VMC 70838
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    if you have the A/L model there is a list in the kit which are the original colors used for the replica. This list was taken out from the drawings (now in Greenwich museum) of the original ship. The list refers to "Pantone" color numbers, but a model designer of A/L was kind enough to send me the coresponding "Vallejo" paint numbers. So if you need any of the lists please tell me so. Christos
  14. MESSIS
    Fore course sail taking a lot of wind.... and the wind is blowing over port side.
  15. MESSIS
    thanks Bouke... and for the help you havr allready gave me for this...
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    @donrobinson Thanks. Am giving it a shot... I hope I ll manage it
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    The picture below shows the sail system am aiming. Its called "broad reach" with the wind coming from behind at an angle, the sails over starboard side (picture) and the mizzen's gaff furled. (The flag shows the direction of wind.) In picture below the wind blows over starboard side... am setting my sail system in the same way, but the wind blowing instead over port side. This is due to the way am going to display the finished model at the end.
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    The Burbon's royal flag is flying on the flagmast. The General Lafayette as royal envoy, was on board of Hermione, ferried to America. It was in 1780 when Louis XVI sent General La Fayette, carrying the "French reinforcements secret news", to George Washington in Boston, during the American Revolutionary war... And a detail 😊: On the drivergaff is flying a small flag of Cyprus.... Its the courtesy flag of the home port... thats here in my haus, where this model of Hermione, is at the moment visiting!
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    There isnt any....
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    @John Allen 😉
  21. MESSIS
    Slow tempo but the work goes on.... gaffdriver inplace and sprityard
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    @Dziadeczek Clever! And thanks for the fine video you shared with us.
  23. MESSIS
    Russ that costs €85 !
  24. MESSIS
    wonderful work Peter!
  25. MESSIS
    @hornet Thankyou hornet, But thats hard to find. Though I found in Germany by Steingraber this one: What do you think of this?

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